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Countdown Starts To Japan's First Release Of Treated Nuclear Wastewater

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RNZ
 
A Japanese government spokesperson says it is "not wilfully trying to divide the Pacific" over the Fukushima waste release.
Japan is set to start discharging more than one million tonnes of treated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday local time.
This comes 12 years after a...

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Japan Expects Big Hit From Hong Kong Ban On Most Of Its Seafood

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CNA
 
Japan expects a "significant" impact from the seafood import ban by Hong Kong and Macao due to the upcoming release of treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant, said an official from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF).
Japan is to start releasing more than 1 mi...

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2 Men Arrested For Sending Bomb Threat To Tokyo College

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Two men have been arrested for allegedly faxing a bomb threat to a Tokyo college, police said Wednesday, adding that the pair are suspected of sending over 300,000 similar faxes to other schools, firms and local governments across Japan.
Sho Okuma, 26, and Nao Sato, 22, were arreste...

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Japan To Take Part In September Meeting Of GCC Foreign Ministers

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ARAB NEWS
 
Tokyo aims to strengthen its ties with oil-producing countries to ensure stable energy supplies from the Middle East
Japan will next month attend a meeting of foreign ministers from Gulf Cooperation Council member states.
A GCC source told Arab News Japan on Monday that the gathering ...

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Art Director Nizo Yamamoto, Known for His Ghibli Works Dies

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Nizo Yamamoto, an art director renowned for his work on animated films, died at the age of 70 on Saturday.
Yamamoto was the art director for animated TV series “Mirai Shonen Konan” (“Conan the Boy in the Future”), directed by Hayao Miyazaki.
He demonstrated a talent for depicting nat...

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Competition Heats Up In Japan's Remote Control Claw Game Market

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KYODO NEWS
 
Competition is heating up in the Japanese market for remote control claw machine games after playing the popular arcade game on smartphones quickly caught on during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Since the online form of the game was first introduced around 2011, game companies, including Se...

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Kishida Vows Safety Over Fukushima Water Release During On-Site Visit

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Sunday during a visit to the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant that he has urged the operator to prioritize safety ahead of the planned release of treated radioactive water stored at the facility into the sea.
With fishermen remaining concer...

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Japan, U.S., S. Korea to Expand Defense, Economic Cooperation, With China in Mind

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JAPAN NEWS
 
The leaders of Japan, the United States and South Korea have made clear their intention to enhance cooperation in the fields of defense and economic security, amid China’s increasingly hegemonic actions.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean Presiden...

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Japan, U.S., Australia Eye Ship Deployment To Philippines For Drill

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan, the United States and Australia are considering sending their vessels carrying aircraft to the Philippines to conduct a trilateral naval drill next week in the South China Sea, sources close to the matter said Friday.
The planned exercise set for Wednesday comes amid mounting ...

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Elon Musk Says He Has Arrived In 'Amazing' Japan

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NHK
 
American billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is currently visiting Japan, marking his first known trip to the country in nine years.
Musk wrote on X, previously known as Twitter, that he had just arrived in "amazing" Japan. The post was dated Thursday night.
Musk did not give a reason for hi...

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